Reconvene 3 Fox Close, London E16 1NU
LON/00BB/HMF/2023/0033 · Newham · decided 11 Jun 2025 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | £720 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 10 Apr 2021 to 9 Mar 2022 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £8,640; £1,454.80 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £3,951.86 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | 55%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
paid by a tenant ... … (2) A tenant may apply for a rent repayment order only if – (a) the offence relates to housing that, at the time of the offence, was let to the tenant, and (b) the offence was committed in the period of 12 months ending with the day on which the application is made. … (2) A rent repayment order under this section may be made only on an application under 41. (3) The amount of a rent repayment order under this section is to be determined in accordance with – (a) section 44 (where the application is made by a tenant) ... … (2) The amount must relate to rent paid during the period mentioned in the table. If the order is made on the the amount must relate to ground that the landlord has rent paid by the tenant in committed respect of an offence mentioned in row 1 or 2 the period of 12 months ending of the table in section 40(3) with the date of the offence an offence mentioned in row 3, 4, a period, not exceeding 12 5, 6 or 7 of the table in section months, during which the 40(3) landlord was committing the offence (3) The amount that the landlord may be required to repay in respect of a period must not exceed – (a) the rent paid in respect of that period, less (b) any relevant award of universal credit paid (to any person) in respect of rent under the tenancy during that period. …
An extract from the part of the decision that sets the amount. To keep people's names out, any sentence that might contain one is left out (marked …). The full reasons are in the original decision.
The original
This decision replaces an earlier one for the same case: 17 Jul 2023.
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